Blackened Mahi Mahi | Kara Lydon

In your desk in lower than quarter-hour, this blackened mahi mahi is made pan-seared with a flavorful spice rub made with spices like smoked paprika, garlic powder, and oregano.

Why I Love This Recipe

This blackened mahi mahi makes for an ideal weeknight dinner, coming collectively in simply quarter-hour! Whereas its easy sufficient to be added to your weeknight dinner rotation, it’s additionally spectacular and engaging sufficient to serve to company. 

This dish is loaded with taste. The floor of the fish takes on a crisp, nearly caramelized texture and has a buttery but spicy taste with a each little warmth and refined sweetness. Coated in a flavorful blackening spice rub made with spices like smoked paprika, garlic powder, and oregano, it’s daring and tremendous satisfying!

I really like serving blackened mahi over a mattress of white rice, with a facet of inexperienced beans, and topped with a contemporary mango salsa. 

Components You’ll Want

Notes on Components

mahi mahi filets: mahi mahi is a flexible, lean white fish with a barely candy style and delicate to average taste. It’s an excellent supply of protein, nutritional vitamins B3, B6, and B12, and omega-3 fatty acids. I discover it’s most accessible when buying it frozen. If utilizing frozen mahi, let it de-thaw first within the fridge.

smoked paprika: provides a smoky, woodsy taste with slightly little bit of sweetness

onion & garlic powder: taste enhancers 

cayenne powder: supplies some warmth to the dish

thyme: provides an earthy, minty, lemony taste

oregano: provides a daring and pungent taste 

brown sugar: balances the warmth from spices and provides a touch of sweetness

salt & pepper: important taste enhancers

butter: used for cooking within the forged iron pan and acts as a taste enhancer

Tools You’ll Want (affiliate hyperlinks – in the event you make a purchase order I obtain a small fee):

Forged iron pan

The right way to Make Blackened Mahi Mahi

1. Mix spices. Whisk collectively smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, oregano, cayenne powder, brown sugar, salt and pepper. 
2. Season mahi filets. Pat the mahi mahi dry with paper towels then coat all sides of the filets with the spice rub. 
3. Cook dinner mahi mahi. Cook dinner mahi undisturbed till sides are cooked simply previous midway up the filets, about 3-4 minutes. Flip and cook dinner till cooked by and flakes simply, one other 2-4 minutes. 
4. Serve. Serve blackened mahi mahi with rice and a fruit salsa. 

Professional Ideas

I prefer to serve this mahi mahi with a fruit salsa – the sweetness and acidity are a pleasant distinction to the warmth of the blackened seasoning. To make the mango salsa, I used:

• 1 mango, diced
• 1/4 pink bell pepper, diced (estimate – I didn’t measure)
• 1 small or 1/2 medium-large jalapeno pepper, minced
• Juice from 1/2 lime
• Salt, to style

Mix all of the substances in a small bowl and alter seasoning / spice stage, as wanted.

Recipe FAQs

What’s the distinction between grilled and blackened mahi mahi?

Blackened fish is usually smoky and juicy from the spices and herbs its seasoned with whereas grilled fish has extra of a pure, charred taste. Blackened fish tends to have extra of an intense taste from the seasonings and grilled fish often has an easier taste.

What is supposed by blackened fish?

Meals that’s blackened is coated in a particular spice mix that takes on a really darkish brown or nearly black coloration when cooked in a skillet, on a grill, or in an oven. Blackening spices are often a mix of a wide range of spices and herbs which might be conventional from each Cajun and Creole cooking. 

Why is my mahi mahi chewy?

In case your fish has a chewy texture it’s seemingly since you overcooked it. When mahi mahi is overcooked it should shrink, agency up, and dry out. To stop this from taking place, I like to put the fish on a sizzling pan and go away it undisturbed till I can see all sides are cooked simply previous midway up the filets, about 3-4 minutes. Then I flip them for one more 2-4 minutes till the fish flakes simply. 

What does mahi mahi filet style like?

Like many different tropical fish, mahi mahi is semi-mild and candy tasting however not fishy. It’s much like halibut when it comes to flakiness, but in addition much like swordfish in its denseness. Mahi mahi is often paired with citrus flavors like lime and fruit salsas. 

Storage and Preparation

Blackened Mahi Mahi leftovers could be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days.

Recipes That Pair Properly

Summer time Peach Corn Salad

On the spot Pot Asparagus

Vegetarian Rice Pilaf

Kohlrabi Fries (Baked or Air Fryer)

For extra seafood inspiration, take a look at my different recipes under!

Blackened Salmon Tacos with Corn Avocado Salsa

Spicy Seafood Stuffed Peppers

Sheet Pan Salmon and Veggies

Shrimp and Veggie Kabobs with Wild Blueberry Barbeque Sauce 

Simple Shrimp Pesto Pasta with Asparagus and Solar-Dried Tomatoes

In the event you like this recipe, please you’ll want to remark and provides it a 5 star ranking under. In the event you make it, share it on Instagram and tag me @karalydonrd and I’ll re-share it with my followers! If you wish to save this recipe for later, you’ll want to pin it on Pinterest!

Don’t miss a recipe! Signal as much as obtain my month-to-month publication with a round-up of recipes from the earlier month and get my FREE information if you join: Rediscover the Pleasure in Consuming: 5 Easy Steps to Cease Stressing Over Meals + Get pleasure from Each Chunk.

Print